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Never Retire: Four Months in Spain — What April Tells Us About the Cost of Living

Real costs from Valencia vs. Los Angeles — and why it’s not even close.

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Rocco Pendola
May 01, 2025
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We have lived in Spain for four months. Llevamos cuatro meses viviendo en España.

How much money have we spent on necessities and a sampling of discretionary items? And how does our cost of living compare to what it was in Los Angeles?

Let’s detail, define, and discuss this—with real numbers for April—in today’s Never Retire newsletter post.

But first, some big news—

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